Decorative door cover assembly

ABSTRACT

A decorative cover assembly for a substantially vertical surface is disclosed. The vertical surface is in the form of at least one panel having a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges. The cover assembly includes a mounting bracket removably attachable to the panel top edge with attachment elements being disposed on the bracket. A plurality of first connecting members are positioned along the panel front surface at spaced intervals proximate the panel side edges. A plurality of decorative sheets are then provided and adapted to align with each other to form a coherent piece of art. The sheets are sized for placement adjacent each other and include second connecting members releasably attachable to the first connecting members to position the sheets over the outer surface of the panel to display the coherent piece of art. Finally, the plurality of sheets include an uppermost sheet which is releasably attachable to the mounting bracket, the sheets forming a gap therebetween.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates generally to decorative coverassemblies for doors, walls and the like and, more particularly, todecorative cover assemblies for garage doors. Specifically, the presentinvention relates to removable decorative panels having seasonal,holiday, festive or celebratory indicia and themes and which areremovably secured as an assembly to a movable multi-panel garage door toprovide exterior decoration thereon.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0004] During certain times of the year, holiday, seasonal and festivedecorative objects are very popular. In the fall, around the time of theHalloween celebration, it is common to decorate homes with objectshaving an appropriate scene, such as ghosts, witches and the like.Following the Halloween celebration, and in the winter months, the imageof Santa Claus and other Christmas themes are ever present in holidaydisplays. During the spring, with the approach of the Easter holiday,religious and secular images are often included in decorative displays.An addition, when celebrating a birthday, an anniversary or a graduationwith a home based party, it is common to decorate portions of the homewith a celebratory display.

[0005] In homes having a garage, one of the largest flat surfaces on thefront of the home is the garage door surface. Therefore, the garage doorsurface is apparently well suited for holding a large decorative displaysuch as a large decorated flexible panel, that is unless the displayhinders the operation and use of the garage door. Operation of thegarage door is important because seasonal and holiday decorations may bedisplayed for a relatively long period of time such as a month.Additionally, such decorations are also frequently placed on the outersurface of a home's front door. Finally, entire wall surfaces of aninterior room may also be used to periodically display decorativethemes.

[0006] Permitting a garage door to be opened and closed while coveredwith a decorative panel is not an easy task. It will be appreciated thata majority of garage doors are made of hinged door panels having lateralwheels which ride in a roller track assembly. Due to rotation of thedoor panels at the hinges, when a garage door is in an open or partiallyopen position, gaps are created between the panels at the hinges, andthe vertical length across the exterior of the panels of the garagedoor, that is from the uppermost door panel to the lowermost door panel,is relatively longer than when the door is in a closed position and thegaps substantially eliminated. Therefore, any decorative panel for agarage door must be able to remain on the exterior surface of the garagedoor which, in effect, changes in length as it is opened and closed.

[0007] U.S. Pat. No. 5,839,237 discloses a garage door decorative coverthat is designed to provide festive ornamentation while maintaining fulluse of the garage door. Likewise, U.S. Pat. No. 5,946,869 and No.6,059,055 also disclose a garage door decorative cover assembly whichpermits use of the garage door while decorating the exterior surface ofthe same. In each of these instances, however, one or more elongatedsheets are stretched across the entire length of the garage doorcovering all the panels thereof including the gaps therebetween.Resilient members are used to permit the elongated sheets to adjust inlength as the garage door is open or closed, thereby taking up slack inthe sheets created by the change in length of the garage door as it isopened and closed. Unfortunately, these resilient members can lose theirresiliency over time, thereby preventing them from keeping the elongatedsheets taut as the garage door opens and closes. Moreover, extremelycold weather can cause such resilient members to easily break. Finally,the attachment arrangement with resilient control members is complicatedto install, thereby making quick and easy changing of decorative themesdifficult. Consequently, there remains a need for a decorative coverassembly which is easy to attach and remove, does not require lengthadjustment to accommodate the operational movement of a garage door, issubstantially fireproof and is adaptable to a variety of doors andsurfaces including garage doors, front doors and even interior walls.The present invention satisfies these needs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] Accordingly, it is one object of the present invention to providea substantially fireproof decorative cover assembly for doors, walls andthe like.

[0009] It is another object of the present invention to provide aremovable decorative cover assembly having seasonal, holiday, festive orcelebratory indicia and themes for garage doors.

[0010] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide aremovable decorative cover assembly for garage doors which is designedto prevent water retention as well as be resistant to freezing, windaction and fire.

[0011] Still another object of the present invention is to provide acombination garage door and door cover assembly which permits selectivedecoration of the garage door with a plurality of different panels toprovide a plurality of different themes.

[0012] To achieve the foregoing and other objects and in accordance withthe purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly describedherein, a decorative cover assembly for a substantially vertical surfaceis disclosed. The vertical surface is in the form of at least one panelhaving a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and apair of side edges. The cover assembly includes a mounting bracketremovably attachable to the panel top edge with attachment elementsbeing disposed on the bracket. A plurality of first connecting membersare positioned along the panel front surface at spaced intervalsproximate the panel side edges. A plurality of decorative sheets arethen provided and adapted to align with each other to form a coherentpiece of art. The sheets are sized for placement adjacent each other andinclude second connecting members releasably attachable to the firstconnecting members to position the sheets over the outer surface of thepanel to display the coherent piece of art. Finally, the plurality ofsheets include an uppermost sheet which is releasably attachable to themounting bracket, the sheets forming a gap therebetween.

[0013] In yet another embodiment of the invention, a decorative coverassembly is provided for a garage door. The garage door has a pluralityof elongated door panels mounted adjacent each other for movement alonga roller track assembly. The cover assembly includes a plurality ofmounting brackets removably attachable to the top edge of the uppermostgarage door panel, and each bracket includes attachment elementsdisposed thereon. A plurality of first connecting members are positionedalong the front surface of each door panel at spaced intervals proximatethe panel side edges, the junction between the panels, and along thewidth of the elongated door panels. A plurality of decorative sheets areprovided and adapted to align with each other to form a coherent pieceof art. The sheets are sized for placement adjacent each other along thewidth of the elongated garage door panels, and each sheet includessecond connecting members which are releasably attachable to the firstconnecting members to position the sheets over the outer surface of thegarage door panels to display the coherent piece of art. Finally, theplurality of sheets disposed along the uppermost panel are releasablyattachable to the plurality of mounting brackets, the sheets formingspaced gaps therebetween to obviate stress on the sheets when the garagedoor is moved along the roller track assembly.

[0014] In one form of this embodiment, the cover assembly includes adecorative strip disposed in each of the gaps between the decorativesheets for coordinating with the coherent piece of art. The decorativestrip may be in the from of a string of illuminated elements includinglights or reflective tape. Moreover, the first connecting members may beselectively detachable to the garage door panels.

[0015] Still a further embodiment of the invention is in the form of acombination garage door and decorative cover assembly. The combinationassembly includes a plurality of elongated door panels hingedly mountedadjacent each other and adapted to rotate relative to each other whenmoved from a closed position to an open position along a roller trackassembly. Each panel has an outer surface, an inner surface, a top edgeportion, a bottom edge portion and opposite side portions. A pluralityof mounting brackets are removably attachable to the top edge portion ofthe uppermost garage door panel, each bracket including attachmentelements disposed thereon. A plurality of selectively removable firstconnecting members are positioned along the outer surface of each doorpanel at spaced intervals proximate the panel side edges andsubstantially equidistantly along the junction between the elongateddoor panels. A plurality of decorative sheets of substantially the samesize are provided and adapted to align with each other to form acoherent piece of art. The sheets are sized for placement adjacent eachother along the width of each elongated garage door panel and arealigned from the uppermost panel to the lowermost panel. Secondconnecting members are disposed on the back surface of the sheets andare releasably attachable to the first connecting members to positionthe sheets over the outer surface of the garage door panels to displaythe coherent piece of art. The plurality of sheets disposed along theuppermost panel are releasably attachable to the plurality of mountingbrackets, and the sheets form spaced gaps therebetween to eliminatestress on the sheets when the panels are rotated relative to each otheras the garage door is moved along the roller track assembly between itsopen and closed positions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings which are incorporated in and form apart of the specification illustrate preferred embodiments of thepresent invention and, together with a description, serve to explain theprinciples of the invention. In the drawings:

[0017]FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a garage door having thedecorative cover assembly of the present invention mounted thereon;

[0018]FIG. 2 is a front plan view of house front door adapted forreceiving the illustrated decorative sheets of the present inventionthereon;

[0019]FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the upper portion of the doorof FIG. 2 illustrating the mounting bracket in position thereon;

[0020]FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of a mounting bracket embodimentused with the cover assembly of the present invention;

[0021]FIG. 5 is a front plan view of a garage door adapted for receivingthe illustrated decorative sheets of the present invention thereon;

[0022]FIG. 6 is a partial side sectional view of a pair of door panelsin position for attachment to the garage door of FIG. 5 illustrating themounting arrangement thereof;

[0023]FIG. 7 is a side schematic of a garage door having the decorativecover assembly of the present invention mounted thereon, the garage doorbeing in a closed position; and

[0024]FIG. 8 is a side schematic of the garage door of FIG. 7 with thegarage door being in a closed position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0025] Referring to FIGS. 1-4, a garage 10 includes a garage door 12having a decorative piece of art 14, such as the illustrated Holloweenmural, disposed on the outer surface thereof. The mural 14 is made up ofa plurality of individual panels 16 mounted onto the garage door surfacein accordance with the present invention and as described in greaterdetail below. It should be understood, however, that the presentinvention may be utilized with any type of enlarged flat surface such asthe front door of a house, the interior wall of a home, and the like.

[0026] One surface with which the present invention may preferably beutilized is the outer surface 18 of a door 20. In this particularillustration, a decorative cover assembly 22 is positioned for mountingonto the outer surface 18 of the door 20. To mount the assembly 22 tothe door 20, a mounting bracket 24 is utilized. In preferred form, themounting bracket 24 includes a pair of “L”-shaped bracket members 25each having an upper arm 26, a relatively short rear arm 28 and a frontarm 30. The front arm 30 has a pair of apertures 32,34 disposed towardthe distal end thereof. A spacer bar 36 interconnects the pair ofbrackets 25 by attachment at the apertures 34 thereof. A butterfly bolt38 projects outwardly from the distal end of the arm 30 at each aperture32. In this manner, the mounting brackets 24 may be hung across the topedge 40 of the door 20 with the bolts 38 projecting outwardly from theouter surface 18 of the door 20.

[0027] The cover assembly 22 preferably includes two panel sheet members42,44. The upper sheet member 42 includes a pair of apertures 45 whichare sized and positioned for attachment to the bolts 38 projecting fromthe spacer bar 36. Each of the sheet members 42,44 has a decorativepiece of art on the outer surface 46,48 thereof, respectively, to form aholiday or celebratory mural or other type of desired design. The sheets42, 44 may be made of any desired type of material capable of carrying amural or other type of piece of art including paper, cardboard, posterboard and the like. However, regardless of the material selected, eachsheet 42, 44 is preferably laminated to increase fire resistance andmake the material substantially fireproof. This is an important featureof the invention since many doors 20 or other surfaces on which thesheets 42, 44 are placed are made up of wood or other combustiblematerial.

[0028] A plurality of first connecting members 50 are attached atappropriate locations on the outer surface 18 of the door 20. Inpreferred form, the first connecting members 50 comprise one portion ofa hook and loop, preferably Velcro, connecting set and are removablysecured to the surface 18. The location of the first connecting members50 is dependent on the size and shape of the sheets 42,44. In theillustrated embodiment, the sheets 42,44 are rectangular in shape.Therefore, the positioning of the first connecting members 50 on thesurface 18 corresponds substantially to the side edges of the sheets42,44 so that they will substantially coincide to the four corners ofeach of the panels 42,44 as well as midway along the side edges thereof.

[0029] A set of second connecting members 51 are secured to the rearsurfaces 47,49 of the sheets 42,44. The second connecting members 51 arepreferably the second half of the hook and loop connecting pairs so asto attach securely and releasably to the first connecting members 50upon engagement therebetween. In preferred form, the second connectingmembers 51 are attached proximate to the four corners of each sheet42,44 as well as midway along the side edges thereof. In one form of theinvention, the sheets 42,44 may abut each other or they may form a gap52 therebetween. In the instance where the gap 52 is created, a tapehinge 54 may be extended between the sheets 42,44 so as to connect themat as one single mountable entity. The tape hinge 54 may be a reflectingtape or of a color to coordinate with the design on the surfaces 46,48.Alternatively, the tape 54 may carry illuminated members such as lightsand the like. In yet another form of the invention, a reflective orcolored tape 56 may be attached to the surface 18 of the door 20 so asto appear through the gap 52 between the sheet panels 42,44.

[0030] As can be seen, the sheets 42,44 are carried by the mountingbracket 24 as well as releasably secured to the surface 18 of the door20. In this manner, the sheets 42,44 will not be displaced as a resultof high winds or other adverse weather conditions. Moreover, thearrangement of the sheet panels 42,44 on the surface 18 provides for aspace between the sheet panels 42,44 and the surface 18. This spacedrelationship is important in that it allows any moisture such as rain ormelted snow to drip down behind the sheets 42,44 rather than becaptured. This becomes very important during the colder months sincemelted snow, if captured, will freeze and tend to expand can break orrip the sheets 42,44.

[0031] Referring now to FIGS. 5-8, the present invention is adaptablefor use with a garage door as previously explained. In this embodiment,the garage door 12 is constructed from three elongated panels 62, 64 and66, the panel 66 being the uppermost thereof. A plurality of mountingbrackets 24 are preferably hung from the top edge portion 68 of theuppermost panel 66. The door panels 62, 64 and 66 are secured to eachother along their back sides by hinge members 70 and include rollers 72sized and positioned for engagement within a track 74 (FIGS. 7-8), allof which is known standard garage door design.

[0032] The front surfaces 76 of the door panels 62, 64 and 66 include aplurality of first connecting members 78 of a design similar to that ofthe prior embodiment. The first connecting members 78 are firmly yetreleasably attached to the surfaces 76 at appropriate locationsdepending on the size and shape of the decorative sheets 80, 82 and 84which are to be placed thereon. Like the sheets 42, 44 of the priorembodiment, sheets 80, 82 and 84 are also laminated to substantiallyincrease fire resistance. In preferred form, the first connectingmembers 78 are positioned to overlap adjacent sheets 80 on the doorpanel 62, adjacent sheets 82 on the panel 64, and adjacent sheets 84 onthe panel 66. The first connecting members 78 are preferably positionedso as to coincide with the corners of the various sheets 80, 82 and 84as well as midway along their side edges similar to the priorembodiment.

[0033] A pair of second connecting members 86 are positioned on the backsurfaces 81, 83 and 85 of the sheets 80, 82 and 84, respectively.Likewise, the second connecting members 86 are positioned proximate thecorners thereof as well as midway along their respective side edges. Thesecond connecting members are also preferably the second half of a hookand loop connecting system such as Velcro. As in the prior embodiment ofFIGS. 1-4, the sheets 84 which are designed for attachment to theuppermost panel 66 include a pair of apertures 88 which are designed forattachment to the bolts 38 of the hanging brackets 24.

[0034] The joints or junctions between the panels 62, 64 and 66 may becovered by a tape 90 which, in one preferred embodiment, is illuminatedin the form of a reflective tape. Alternatively, the tape 90 may becolored to correspond with the piece of art appearing on the outersurfaces of the sheets 80, 82 and 84. These junctions or jointscorrespond to the horizontal gaps 93 that appear between the sheets 80,82 and 84. These gaps are approximately ¼″ wide and prevent the sheets80, 82 and 84 from being dislodged or stretched when the garage door 12is operated as discussed below. The vertical gaps between the sheets 80on the panel 62, between the sheets 82 on the panel 64 and between thesheets 84 on the panel 66 are treated in the same manner as the gaps bythe junctions between the panels 62, 64 and 66 so as to provide asimilar outer appearance in the piece of art on the door 12. In anotherform of the invention, the joint or junction between the panels 62, 64and 66 as well as between the sheets thereon may include illuminatedmembers in the form of strings of lights 92.

[0035] Referring particularly to FIGS. 7 and 8, the garage door 12 isoperationally moved between a closed position and an open position. Ascan be seen from the FIGS. 7-8, the length of the interconnected panels62, 64, 66, at least at the outer surfaces thereof, varies as the door12 moves along the roller track 74. Since the sheets 80, 82, 84 do notoverlap adjacent panels 62, 64, 66 as in prior art designs, there is nostress imposed on the sheets 80-86 as the garage door 12 movesoperationally. The tape 90, while overlapping the panels 62-66,preferably contains sufficient slack so as to accommodate the sizechanges in the gaps between the panels 62-66 as the door 12 moves. Thebrackets 24 provide stability to the entire structure represented by thesheets 80-84 as the door 12 moves operationally between its open andclosed positions.

[0036] As can be seen from the above, the present invention provides acover assembly which is adapted for easy attachment to a garage door,front door or the like for presenting holiday or other festive murals.The attachment system of the present invention may remain on the doorsso that different murals may alternatively be placed thereon dependingupon the season or the festive occasion to be celebrated. On the otherhand, the entire attachment system may be readily removed from the doorswithout damaged thereto since the first and second connecting members ofthe invention are preferably removably attached to the appropriate dooror wall surface The structure of the present invention is designed toeliminate stress during movement of garage doors and is particularlyresistant to weather related factors such as wind, rain, freezing water,snow and the like. This is due to its design for secure yet releasableattachment to the appropriate door or wall surface, such as a garagedoor. The present invention can be adapted for attachment to an interiorwall in a manner that would allow individuals to change the decor ofthat wall by changing the piece of art represented by the panel sheetsplaced on the wall similar to changing of the murals on the garage orfront doors of a house as illustrated herein. Finally, the presentinvention is inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install, convenient tostore when not in use, and adaptable to many different mural or piece ofart designs depending on the holiday, season or event to be celebrated.

[0037] The foregoing description and the illustrative embodiments of thepresent invention have been described in detail in varying modificationsand alternate embodiments. It should be understood, however, that theforegoing description of the present invention is exemplary only, andthat the scope of the present invention is to be limited to the claimsas interpreted in view of the prior art. Moreover, the inventionillustratively disclosed herein suitably may be practiced in the absenceof any element which is not specifically disclosed herein.

I claim:
 1. A decorative cover assembly for a substantially verticalsurface, said vertical surface including at least one door panel havinga front surface, a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair ofside edges, said cover assembly comprising: a mounting bracket removablyattachable to said panel top edge; attachment elements disposed on saidbracket; a plurality of first connecting members positioned along saidpanel front surface at spaced intervals proximate said panel side edges;a plurality of decorative sheets adapted to align with each other toform a coherent piece of art, said sheets being sized for placementadjacent each other and including second connecting members releasablyattachable to said first connecting members to position said sheets overthe outer surface of said panel to display said coherent piece of art;and said plurality of sheets including an uppermost sheet beingreleasably attachable to said mounting bracket, said sheets forming agap therebetween.
 2. The decorative cover assembly as claimed in claim1, wherein said vertical surface comprises a door, and said coverassembly further comprises a decorative strip disposed in each said gapbetween said sheets for coordinating with said coherent piece of art. 3.The decorative cover assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein saiddecorative strip comprises a string of illuminated elements.
 4. Thedecorative cover assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said attachmentelements are disposed on said bracket along said door panel frontsurface and proximate said top edge.
 5. The decorative cover assembly asclaimed in claim 1, wherein said first connecting members areselectively detachable.
 6. The decorative cover assembly as claimed inclaim 1, wherein said vertical surface comprises a door having aplurality of door panels, and wherein each said sheet is sized to spanthe height of one said panel, the gaps between said sheets aligning withthe junctions between said door panels.
 7. The decorative cover assemblyas claimed in claim 6, wherein said door panels are elongated andmounted on a roller assembly to form a garage door.
 8. The decorativecover assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein each said elongated doorpanel is covered by a plurality of adjacently disposed sheets spaced bya gap, said first connecting members being positioned along each saidpanel front surface at spaced intervals proximate the gap between saidadjacently aligned sheets.
 9. The decorative cover assembly as claimedin claim 8, wherein said cover assembly further comprises a decorativestrip for coordinating with said coherent piece of art disposed in eachsaid gap between said adjacent sheets disposed along one said panel, andbetween each said sheet disposed on adjacent panels.
 10. The decorativecover assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and secondconnecting members space said sheets outwardly from said panel outersurface to enable moisture to pass therebetween.
 11. A decorative coverassembly for a garage door having a plurality of elongated door panelsmounted adjacent each other for movement along a roller track assembly,said cover assembly comprising: a plurality of mounting bracketsremovably attachable to the top edge of the uppermost garage door panel,each said bracket including attachment elements disposed thereon; aplurality of first connecting members positioned along the front surfaceof each said door panel at spaced intervals proximate the panel sideedges, the junction between said panels, and along the height of saidelongated door panels; a plurality of decorative sheets adapted to alignwith each other to form a coherent piece of art, said sheets being sizedfor placement adjacent each other along the width of each said elongatedgarage door panel and including second connecting members releasablyattachable to said first connecting members to position said sheets overthe outer surface of said garage door panels to display said coherentpiece of art; and the plurality of sheets disposed along said uppermostpanel being releasably attachable to said plurality of mountingbrackets, said sheets forming spaced gaps therebetween to obviate stresson said sheets when said garage door is moved along said rollerassembly.
 12. The garage door decorative assembly as claimed in claim11, wherein said first and second connecting members comprise hook andloop fasteners.
 13. The garage door decorative assembly as claimed inclaim 11, wherein said assembly further comprises decorative stripsdisposed along the gaps formed between the sheets of one said door paneland between the sheets of adjacent door panels for coordinating withsaid coherent piece of art.
 14. The garage door decorative assembly asclaimed in claim 13, wherein said decorative strips comprise strings ofilluminated elements.
 15. The garage door decorative assembly as claimedin claim 15, wherein said illuminated elements comprise reflectivestrips.
 16. The garage door decorative assembly as claimed in claim 15,wherein said illuminated elements comprise lights.
 17. The garage doordecorative assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein said sheets arelaminated to increase fire resistance, and wherein said first and secondconnecting members space said sheets outwardly from the outer surfacesof said door panels to prevent the accumulation of moisturetherebetween.
 18. The garage door decorative assembly as claimed inclaim 11, wherein said first and second connecting members arepositioned to prevent dislodging of said sheets from said door panels bywind action.
 19. A combination garage door and decorative cover assemblycomprising: a plurality of elongated door panels pivotally mountedadjacent each other and adapted to rotate relative to each other whenmoved from a closed position to an open position along a roller trackassembly, said panels having an outer surface, an inner surface, a topedge portion, a bottom edge portion and opposite side portions; aplurality of mounting brackets removably attachable to the top edgeportion of the uppermost garage door panel, each said bracket includingattachment elements disposed thereon; a plurality of selectivelyremovable first connecting members positioned along the outer surface ofeach said door panel at spaced intervals proximate the panel side edgesand substantially equidistantly along the junction between saidelongated door panels; a plurality of decorative sheets of substantiallythe same size adapted to align with each other to form a coherent pieceof art, said sheets being sized for placement adjacent each other alongthe width of said elongated garage door panels and aligned from theuppermost panel to the lowermost panel, and including second connectingmembers releasably attachable to said first connecting members toposition said sheets over the outer surface of said garage door panelsto display said coherent piece of art; and the plurality of sheetsdisposed along said uppermost panel being releasably attachable to saidplurality of mounting brackets, said sheets forming spaced gapstherebetween to eliminate stress on said sheets when said panels arerotated relative to each other as said garage door is moved along saidroller track assembly between its open and closed positions.
 20. Thecombination as claimed in claim 19, wherein said sheets are laminated toincrease fire resistance thereof, and wherein said second connectingmembers are disposed at the corner portions thereof for releasableattachment to said first connecting members.
 21. The combination asclaimed in claim 20, wherein said first and second connecting memberscomprise hook and loop fasteners.
 22. The combination as claimed inclaim 20, wherein said combination further comprises decorative stripsdisposed along the gaps formed between the sheets disposed along onesaid door panel and between the sheets of adjacent door panels forcoordinating with said coherent piece of art.
 23. The combination asclaimed in claim 20, wherein said decorative strips comprise strings ofilluminated elements.
 24. The combination as claimed in claim 20,wherein said first and second connecting members space said sheetsoutwardly from the outer surfaces of said door panels to prevent theaccumulation of moisture therebetween, and wherein said first and secondconnecting members are further positioned to prevent dislodging of saidsheets from said door panels by wind action.